Sandy Hook Residents Earn High Honors at Sacred Heart Academy

Those students who achieve a grade point average of 3.8 or greater are awarded High Honors.

James Madison University Names Newtown Student to Dean's List

Dean's List students at JMU must earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899.

Newtown Public Schools Have Delayed Opening on Thursday

The delay is due to extremely low temperatures and refreezing on local roads.

UPDATE: Worsening Conditions Now Close Schools in Newtown

The arctic chill will last through the weekend, the weatherman says.

Worcester Polytechnic Names 4 Newtown Students to Dean's List

Worcester Polytechnic Institute defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the 'A' level in courses and projects

Newtown Student Named to Siena College Dean's List

To be named to the Dean's List, a student's grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89.

Newtown Resident Makes Dean's List at Emerson College

The requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

Newtown Student Named to Castleton University Dean's List

To qualify, the student must maintain a semester grade point average of 3.5.

Newtown Public Schools Hiring For Several Jobs

Information on all of the available jobs and details on how to apply are included below.

Newtown Student Named to Bucknell Dean's List

A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition.

Newtown Schools Announce Delayed Start

Students can hit the snooze button...

Newtown Student Named to Nazareth College Dean's List

A student's grade point average must be at least 3.5 or above, and they must complete 12 credit hours of graded work to be on the list.

Immaculate HS Inducts Newtown Students Into Nat'l Honor Society

Students who are inducted into the National Honor Society are required to have a minimum 3.5 GPA and show leadership qualities.

Newtown Public Schools Hiring For Several Jobs

Information on all of the available jobs and details on how to apply are included below.

Newtown Schools Closed Friday

A delayed opening was announced earlier, but now the schools are officially closed.

Newtown Schools Have Delayed Opening

The area is still digging out from the first snowstorm of the season.

Newtown Schools Have Early Dismissal

They are among many in the area which will have early dismissal today in anticipation of the season's first accumulation of snow.

Newtown Student Makes Goodwin College Dean's List

Dean's List inclusion requires a student to earn a minimum 3.5 GPA, the equivalent of an A- average, during a given academic session.

Newtown Grade 6-12 Students Invited to Apply for Scholarship

Newtown students in grades 6-12 are invited to apply for the Danbury Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians' history scholarship.

Newtown Student Joins University of Vermont Honors College

Congrats to the local Newtown student.

Newtown Resident Awarded Degree from U Alabama

UA awarded some 1,342 degrees during summer 2018 commencement Aug. 4.

Board of Ed Funds Study Looking Into Special Ed Complaints

Over 360 people have signed an online petition complaining about "the inadequacies of Newtown Special Education practices."

Newtown Resident Enrolls in Clemson

Rhett Saunders will major in Computer Science at Clemson.

Newtown Resident Enrolls in Colby College

The Class of 2022 was selected from the largest and most academically qualified pool of applications in Colby's 206-year history.

Newtown Resident Welcomed to Castleton University

Matte is one of more than more 600 new students who have registered for the fall 2018 semester!

Newtown Duero Siblings Make Dean's List at Lawrence U

Congrats to the local students.

Newtown School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations

When's the first day of school in Newtown? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

Newtown Residents Named To Sacred Heart Academy High Honor Roll

Those students who achieve a grade point average of 3.8 or greater are awarded high honors.

Early Dismissal at Newtown Schools to Beat the Heat

Not all classrooms in district have air conditioning

WCSU Confers Degrees on Newtown Residents

The ceremony was held at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.

Newtown Woman Graduates Magna Cum Laude from Bryant U.

Kristie VosWinkel of Newtown, CT, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Newtown High School Wins Stephen Sondheim Award

Teah Renzi was named the Best Actress at the inaugural awards gala that celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre.

Board of Ed Curriculum and Instruction Meeting May 30

The Board of Education's Curriculum and Instruction Sub-Committee is inviting public participation.

BMA Announces Stephen Sondheim Award Nominees

The program's mission is to recognize excellence in high school musical theater; I reviewed five of the fourteen high school productions.

Newtown Schools Make Decision For Wednesday

The town is mostly dark from power outages.

Two Newtown Students Named CIAC Scholar-Athletes

The two are among 348 students statewide to receive the high honor for academic and athletic achievement.

Elementary School Hires New Principal

The new assistant principal is a Newtown education veteran.

Newtown Makes Decision On School For Wednesday

Another nor'easter is expected to have significant impacts on the area today.

Newtown Schools Announces Schedule Change

The school system has made a decision regarding Tuesday's schedule.

Newtown Schools Make Schedule Decision For Friday

A schedule change decision has been made for the school district.